menuindex show_in_menu confusion

// variables -- creating a variable makes it easier to manage if this changes in the future
$editors = '11,21,31';
$bouleEditors  = '21,31';
$bouleImageFields = 'tvbouleImage,tvbouleImageCaption,tvbouleImageName,tvimageFloat'; //tv names for boule image field
$galleryAccessDenied = '7851'; // denies access to the backend manager doc

//deny access to root folders
// mm_widget_accessdenied($ids, $message, $roles);
$editorMessage = 'You may not edit the contents of this page.';
mm_widget_accessdenied('7921,7711,7721,7701,7731,8211', $editorMessage, $editors);


// News editors role
mm_hideFields('tvmeta,tvcss,tvbasehref,tvtplGreekHeader,tvjavascript,tvfirstColumn,tvsecondColumn,tvthirdColumnPublic,tvthirdColumnPrivate,tvsetBoule,tvsetMemberBoule,tvmemberBoule,tvsecondColumnContent,tvbouleNewsCat,tvcolorContentType,tvsectionTitle,tvEncryption,tvMintTracking,tvmenuSidenav,tvMenuStart,tvSubMenuStart,menutitle,link_attributes,description,which_editor,is_folder,is_richtext,log,cacheable,clear_cache', $editors,'');
mm_renameTab('settings', 'Publication Settings', $editors );
//mm_synch_fields('pagetitle,menutitle,longtitle', $editors );
mm_renameField('longtitle','Headline', $editors , '', 'This will be displayed at the top of each page');
mm_changeFieldHelp('parent', 'To move this story to a different folder: Click this icon to activate, then choose a new folder in the tree on the left.', '', $news_tpl);
mm_hideTemplates('0,7,8,71,81,10,41,31,9,6,21,5,3,61,4,91,101,111,121,131,141', $editors , '11,51');
mm_hideTemplates('0,7,8,11,71,81,10,41,31,9,6,21,5,3,61,4,91,51,101,111,131', $editors , '121,141');
mm_hideFields('tvsubMenuTitle,tvEncryption', $editors, '11,51');
mm_hideSections('tvs', $editors, '11,51,121,141');



//boule editor permissions
//mm_createTab($name, $id, $roles, $templates, $intro, $width);
//mm_moveFieldsToTab($fields, $newtab_id, $roles, $templates);

mm_createTab('Image', 'bouleImg', $bouleEditors, '121', '<p style="margin-bottom:.75em;">Choose an image for the article and add a caption and name.</p>', '100%');
mm_moveFieldsToTab($bouleImageFields, 'bouleImg', $bouleEditors, '121,141');

// News story template
$news_tpl = '10';
mm_createTab('Categories','HrCats', '', $news_tpl, '', '600');
mm_moveFieldsToTab('tvnewsbigimage', 'general', '', $news_tpl);
mm_changeFieldHelp('longtitle', 'The story\'s headline', '', $news_tpl);
mm_changeFieldHelp('introtext', 'A short summary of the story', '', $news_tpl);
//mm_hideFields('show_in_menu', '', $news_tpl);

//backend maxigallery manager
//mm_widget_mg_backend_manager($docid, $title , $roles, $templates);
mm_widget_mg_backend_manager('7851', 'Manage Photo Gallery', '', '141');
//mm_widget_mg_backend_manager($docid, $title , $roles, $templates);

//mm_inherit($fields, $roles, $templates);
mm_inherit('tvcss', $bouleEditors, '141');


// For everyone
mm_default('pub_date');
mm_renameField('introtext','Summary');
mm_changeFieldHelp('alias', 'The URL that will be used to reach this story. Only numbers, letters and hyphens can be used');
mm_createTab('Document Settings', 'docsettings', '', '0,7,8,71,81,10,41,31,9,6,21,5,3,61,4,91,101');
mm_moveFieldsToTab('tvcolorContentType,tvsectionTitle,tvEncryption,tvMintTracking,tvmenuSidenav,tvMenuStart,tvSubMenuStart', 'docsettings', '', '');
mm_createTab('Image and Caption', 'imgcat', '', '7,11,91');
mm_moveFieldsToTab('tvFeatureImage,tvfeatureImageThumb,tvfeatureImageCaption,tvfeatureImageTitle,tvfeatureImageBoule,tvimageFloat', 'imgcat', '', '');
mm_createTab('Calendar','cal', '', '7,11,21,91,121,141', '<p style="margin-bottom:.75em;">Click the calendar icon to choose a date.</p>', '100%');
mm_moveFieldsToTab('tvStartTime,tvEndTime', 'cal', '', '');
mm_createTab('Categorize', 'newscat', '', '7,11,91');
mm_moveFieldsToTab('tvnewsCatOptions,tvBOULES', 'newscat', '', '');

//web links
//mm_widget_weblink($roles, $templates);
mm_widget_weblink('', '');



// For everyone except administrators
mm_hideFields('link_attributes,tvEncryption', '!1');